Famous people · Greenville
Born near Greenville: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Edgar Wilson Nye, was born in Shirley, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Hiram Stevens Maxim, with articles in 40 languages. Of the bordering towns, Shirley has the longest list: 2, with Edgar Wilson Nye at the top. Not one famous person on record comes from Greenville yet.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Hiram Stevens Maxim
Best known
Hiram Stevens Maxim
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenville
Nobody born in Greenville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Benjamin H. Williams
1877–1964American leader of the Industrial Workers of the World
Victor A. McKusick
1921–2008American internist and medical geneticist
George Russell Shaw
1848–1937American botanist and architect, active in Massachusetts
Dave Schwep
born 1977American cinematographer, director and producer
James Hutchins Baker
1848–1925American educator, president of the University of Colorado
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Shirley’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (20)
- Hiram Stevens Maxim: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor A. McKusick: National Library of Medicine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Owen Brewster: Owen_Brewster_4.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Wilson Nye: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freeman Knowles: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Graffam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Millett: Mark Warner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Pearl Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Treat: Photo by Pach. Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Schwep: Max808, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Marr Hurd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Otis Pratt: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bartlett Tripp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Chadbourne: Obak (Red Back), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mallett: Rabbi Bob, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Oakes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hutchins Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi William Humphrey: Neil William Humphrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Cassius Rogers: Halford Erickson (Life time: 1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons